, 1887-12-31
A NOBLE EFFORT.
An Earnest Attempt TO Sustain
WyOming's Reputation,
AS Against That of California Told
BY the Emigration Bureaus.
Natural Gas and Immense Gold
Deposits in Cheyenne.

From careful observance of the results
of excavations made in this vicinity for
several months THE LEADER has been
convinced that not only did an immense
lake of purest water exist a few hundred
feet below the surface, but also hat natu-
raj gas would be encountered at a reason
able depth.
With an eye single to the best interests
of the community, this journal, always
imbued with a spirit OF disinterested en-
terprise, some two months since posted an
order for the machinery used in sinking
a~rtesian wells. The apparatus arrived
in due time and operations were at once
commenced under the direction Of Supt.
Smith, ex-regent of the Artesian Well
university of Kankakee, Ills, Work was
diligently but unostentatiously prosecuted
from the moment of its Inauguration I'M
til yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Shortly after the hour indicated the
nervous twitching of the particle of metal
between the pair of bells on THE LEADER
telephone attracted the attention of the
Hawkshaw editor. He was requested to
hasten to the quarters of the greatest
bore ever within the city limits.
Taking a Capitol street car under his
arm the animate interrogation point lost
no time in repairing to the scene.
When TIE LEADER representative
reached the shaft house he was greeted
by Prof. Smith, who gave him a cigarette
and, in response to a polite request for a
light, pointed to a blue flame issuing from
the mouth of the well.
1t was a burning column of natural
gas
THE LEADER representative dispatched
a messenger for a gold headed cane with
which to reward Smith, and telephoned
for the Alert and Durant hose companies.
The latter responded with alacrity. Hose
was attached to an i%mprovised hydrant,
which had in the meantime been placed
over the vol, and the gas was soon piped
to the capitol building, which structure
was illuminated with the new discovery
last night, much to the joy and ediication
of our citizens, who are now more conf
dent than ever that Cheyenne is destined
to become the Pittsburg of the West.
But that is not all.
As the reporter was vending his way to
the Office with another street car under
his arm, he halted for an instant near the
palatial residence of Mr.. Jones to note
the. improvements which had been made
in that locality since his last visit. Much
to his astonishment he discovered Mr..
Jones, somewhat excited, but terribly in
earnest, throwing $50 gold pieces into a
coal scuttle. This popular and persever.
ing citizen had happened upon the treas
ure while digging a post hole. The find
comprised several thousand of the valua-
Bile coins.
Mr.. Jones exhausted the valuable lead
at 1880 O'Clock last evening, but will to-
day search for other veins which he be-
lieves are in close proximity to the
mother lode.
IF the foregoing %cfFusion approaches in
im%prObability the purportcd truthful mar
r~ativcs published in the boom editions of
California papers which are just now be.
ing - extensively circulated in this sec
ton the writer is willing to be sacrificed
on the altar of his country at Il moments
notice.